Get to Know the Conservation Educators of Conservation Legacy
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he Conservation Educators bring wildlife, water, land, conservation and stewardship to the classroom, helping spark the excitement of students and teachers alike. Each has a passion for natural resource education, a distinct instructional style and continuous desire to learn more so they can continue to engage with those they teach. Several days a week, the educators are in the classroom incorporating Texas wildlife into science classrooms via the Wildlife by Design Program. During the summer, classroom
GWEN EISHEN Conservation Educator geishen@texas-wildlife.org Collin, Dallas, Ellis and Johnson Counties BEEN WITH TWA SINCE: January 2018
teachers become the students and take part in daylong workshops hosted by the educators, leaving with lessons and resources for the upcoming school year. Learn about your local TWA Educator—put a face to the name—let them know about a local school they should visit! This month, meet the educators from Dallas/Fort Worth, West Texas and the Rio Grande Valley. Last month, the educators from the Greater Houston area were featured. WHAT INFLUENCED ME TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS: My dad raised us all to garden, to recycle or reuse materials as often as we could. Once I understood the issues facing our planet and the environment, being more conscious of my carbon footprint became a bigger part of my life. FAVORITE TEXAS SPECIES: American Black Bear. Coolest fact I know is that their diet is so rich in plants that we could use their scat for repopulating native species. IF I WASN'T A TWA CONSERVATION EDUCATOR, I WOULD BE… A wildlife rescue and rehabilitator.
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